RHLSTP 568 - John Dowie (Part 1)

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

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🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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RHLSTP #568 - The Most Influential Comedian, That You’re Probably Never Seen - Richard travels to St Neots to visit a man who might claim to have invented alternative comedy (though he doesn’t) John Dowie. With comedian Dave Cohen in Dictionary Corner providing some historical detail Rich and John chat about John’s comedy influences, how he managed to do theatrical comedy on his own when no one else was really doing that, his part (or not) in the explosion of comedy in the 80s, the podcast with Tony Allen that never was (largely due to the lack of the internet), recording with Factory records, working with Neil Innes, John’s frustration with modern life, doing a show with Victoria Wood, the secret reason he gave up stand up (which may remain a secret) the original Dogman and whether he feels he gets the credit he deserves or whether he thinks he deserves any credit.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, welcome to July and thank you for downloading my wonderful podcast.
0:06.1	Look, we're gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe now.
0:09.8	Got some fantastic guests in already.
0:12.6	We're at the stand three at two o'clock from the 30th of July until the 10th of August.
0:19.4	Also go and see Katie Wilkins doing her show at Stand 2 at 4 o'clock all of those days apart from the 30th of July.
0:30.4	My guests coming up confirmed are 30th of July, Kieran Hodgson, 31st of July,
0:36.2	Zanab Johnson, 1st of August, Tom Rosenthal.
0:39.6	We've got 6th of August, David O'Darty.
0:42.0	We've got 7th of August, Reist Darby, Dan Schreiber and Buttons, otherwise known as the
0:45.9	Crypto Factor 8th of August. There might be a really good surprise guest on that one.
0:51.8	9th of August, need a Conti. Go to rich town.com slash
0:54.9	for details of more guests
0:57.8	as they're announced.
0:59.3	Would love to see you there.
1:01.0	We need to sell like 100 tickets a day
1:03.3	just to pay for our accommodation.
1:05.7	So please come.
1:07.8	But of course you'll be able to listen
1:08.8	to those podcasts as podcasts. If you can't make it to the
1:12.1	fringe, if you're not a billionaire, which is fair enough. They won't all be going out during
1:16.5	fringe time, though. Some will be going out over the autumn. So if you want to hear about those
1:21.3	wonderful guests straight away, come and see it live. Richard Herring.com slash for
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